Incline-truck.



G. E. M. MILLER,

INCLINE TRUCK.

APYLIOAI'ION FILED 1-33.11, 1909.

'93s;321; Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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To all whom it may come Be. it known that Gem. of thecity, county, and Stat have invented a new i ",Pr' 7 ment in Incline-True s, of w ncli theQfollowing is avfull, clear, and' exact description.

My invention relates toimproveuientsin trucks, and more especially to hand tracks such as are used around stores, docks, and other places to haul materials from one point to another. My invention is not, however,

limited to any specialsize.

In places where much material is handled. often a great many trucks are necessary, and

the material, in the form of bundles of paper, bales of stuff, bags, etc are piled on the trucks and then taken from the trucks and piled on benches orother places.

The object of my invention is to produce a truck which will obviate the necessity of so much handling, which can lie-slipped under the bench or under an article to be moved, if the latter stands on legs or stands lip-from the ground, and which can be read ily operated so as to lift the bench or thing from the ground or tioor so that it can be hauled to the desired point, and then easily set down.

My invention is intended to produce an inclined plane and screw operated mechanism operator, so that economy in time and labor is effected.

My invention is further intended to produce an article of this character which is simple and inexpensive, andwhich can in fact be made for about the cost of an ordinary truck.

-Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved truck, showing its application to a bench. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the truck. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the truck, and Fig. 4 is a front end view thereof.

The truck is provided with a two-part bod portion 10 and 11, which aremade of we ge shape and oppositely tapered so that one may ride on the other, and for convenienze these structures are made hollow with the bottom of the part 10 closed and with the top of the part 11 likewise closed. ,So-

long as a suitable top and bottom are proinfinite- RUCK.

specifieation of Letters'ratentl Sept. '7, 1909'. arebraar 11, 1909. Serial No. 477,365 i vided, however, it matters little whether the parts areclosed at top and bottom or not. a v

For convenience the lower member of the body 10 insert-opt" 10? raised somewhat-iii the center, and the front end of the upper member 11 is left open so that the said member can slide forward over the part It) when adjusted as hereinafter described. The two parts are placed together with the thin part of one member opposite the thick part of the other, as'shown in Fig. 1, and for convenience the lower member 10 is mounted on suitable rollers 01' casters12 and has perforated lugs 13 which can be engaged by a suitable handle 14 when the truck is to be hauled from place to placeq In order that the two truck members 10 and 11 may maintain the proper relation and may slip readily longitudinally with relation to each other, one, preferably the lower member, is provided with a dovetail grwved strip 15 on its upper longitudinal edges, and the upper member is provided with strips lt' having tongues 17 to lit. in the grooves of the strip 15. This prevents lateral displacement and makes a simple connection which permits the parts to slide easily, especially if the meeting parts are oiled, but obviously any usual form of ball or other bearing can be provided to make the parts slip more readily. I

The adjustment of the member 11 on the member 10 is effected by means of the screw 18 which is arranged longitudinally in the member 10 and turns at its front end in a suitable bearing plate 20 on the front 10 of the lower member, but ifthe lower member should be metal instead of wood, of course the bearing plate would be unnecessary. The screw has its front end squared as shown at 19 so that the wrench 19 can beeasily applied to it. The screw engages a nut 21 which is fixed. in a transverse depending hanger 23 on the inner art of the member 11, and to further brace t 1e parts, the ban er 23 has metal plates 22 on both sides, which are secured to the hanger and to the flanges of the nut-s 21. The hanger 23 can be further supported by braces 24 connecting it with the top of the member 11.

The apparatus is used as follows. We will suppose that a bench 25 which is provided with legs 26, has stuff piled on it, and is to be moved. In this case the screw 18 is turned by means of the wrench 19 so as to make the truck low enough to permit it to y from slipping ofi.

Obviously this truck can be made of any desired height so that it can be pushed beneath ordinary benches and other articles,

and it will be seen that any loose thing under which it can be placed, can be easily raised and transported. For instance, we will assume that the bench 25 has material piled upon it which is to be moved. In this case instead of piling the material in small quantities on the truck and then mov ing it and re-piling it, the bench and the material thereon can be transported at one operation.

It will be seen that this truck can be built strong enough so that it may be pushed under automobiles and operated to raise them so as to lift the weight from the tires, thus saving the latter. The trucks can also be used conveniently in connection with railroads for unloading freight, and for many other purposes.

Having thus fully described'my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by'Lette'r's Patent 1. In a truck, a body portion composed of two members, the lower member having inclined Ways on the upper part thereof, the upper member having a fiat top and a lower surface inclined to meet the top surface of the lower member, a screw mechanism for adjusting the two members, the screw of said mechanism being parallel with the top surface of the lower member.

2. In a truck, a bodyportion composed of two members, the lower member having an inclined top surface, the upper member having a lower Surface meeting and corresponding to the inclined top surface of the lower" member, a fixed nut supported rigidly by a hanger within one of the said members and at right angles wlth the inclined surface,

and a rotatable screw. journaled on the other memberand lying parallel with saidincliued surface and emgaging the fixed nut CARL E. M. MILLER.

-Witnesses:

WARREN B. HUTOHINSON, M. G; ODoNNELn. 

